History of the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK)

By boycotting the referendum, the MEK argued that the new Constitution had "failed to set up proper councils, nationalize foreign holdings, guarantee equal treatment to all nationalities, give ´land to the tiller´, place a ceiling on agricultural holdings and accept the concept of the classless tawhidi society." Once the Constitution had been ratified, the MEK proposed Rajavi as their presidential candidate. In launching his presidential campaign, Rajavi promised to rectify the Constitution´s shortcomings.